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 Release:
-~~~~~~~~
 
+```
 master> git archive --format=tar master | gzip > ../evocheck_<VERSION>.orig.tar.gz
 master> pristine-tar commit ../evocheck_<VERSION>.orig.tar.gz master
+```
 
 Debian release:
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+```
 debian-sid> git merge master
 debian-sid> dch -v <VERSION>-1
 debian-sid> git-buildpackage -us -uc --git-pristine-tar --git-upstream-branch=master --git-debian-branch=debian-sid
+```
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